1885 in sports explained
1885 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.
College championship
England
Hungary
Scotland
Baseball
National championship
Events
- The Cuban Giants, composed mainly of African-American players from Philadelphia, is the first black professional baseball team on a reasonably permanent basis. It will sometimes join a league and use a regular home park but more often tour independently.
Boxing
Events
Lineal world champions[6]
Events
- Nottinghamshire wins the county championship title for a third successive season
England
Australia
Events
Major tournaments
Other tournaments
England
Australia
Canada
Ireland
USA
Events
- 31 January — the Montreal Hockey Club defeats the McGill University 1–0 to win the 1885 Montreal Winter Carnival Ice Hockey Tournament
The Boat Race
Home Nations Championship
Other events
Norway
England
USA
America's Cup
Notes and References
- Web site: Scottish Cup Past Winners Scottish Cup Scottish FA . www.scottishfa.co.uk . 5 February 2021.
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/achamp.htm Cyber Boxing Zone – Lineal Heavyweight Champions
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/sully.htm Cyber Boxing Zone – John L Sullivan
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/non-jack.htm Cyber Boxing Zone – Jack Nonpareil Dempsey
- http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/corbett.htm Cyber Boxing Zone – James J Corbett
- Web site: Cyber Boxing Zone . https://web.archive.org/web/20090614133802/http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/pastchp.htm . 2009-06-14 . live . 2009-06-17 .
- A semi-official seasonal title proclaimed by media consensus prior to December 1889 when the official County Championship is constituted.
- Web site: Epsom Derby History, Winners, & Facts Britannica . www.britannica.com . 29 December 2021 . en.